September 18, 1955 - December 7, 2019
LaCrosse, WI
Floyd Kenneth Nielsen, 93, of Holmen,WI, formerly of Cedar Falls and Spencer, IA, passed away at the Riverside Transitional Care Center in La Crosse, WI, on Friday, November 29th, 2019.
Floyd Kenneth Nielsen, the son of Axel Walter and Anna…
May 14, 1926 - November 29, 2019
We light a candle of love...
In celebration of the people...
And the times...
That were important in our lives.
Many attended our Service of Remembrance Program held Thursday, December 5th, 2019 at the First Christian Church in Spencer. We would like to thank all those for their attendance and…
November 13, 2019 - December 6, 2019
Hartley, IA
Dale Victor Wacker, the eldest son of Carl and Helen (Philliph) Wacker, was born on the 4th of July 1929, near Hartley, Iowa. Dale attended country school and graduated from Hartley High School in 1948.
After graduation, Dale's first job was as a mud…
July 4, 1929 - December 3, 2019
Spencer, IA
Dorothy Delores Hinton, the daughter of Clarence and Vera (Blankenship) Waddell, was born June 25, 1924 in Woolstock, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Hampton, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Hampton High School.
Dorothy married Robert…
June 25, 1924 - December 2, 2019
Spencer, IA
Phyllis Ann Abel
Born: June 30, 1937 Died: December 2, 2019
Baptized: July 25, 1937 Confirmed: May 20, 1951
Christ The King Lutheran Church
Spencer, Iowa
December 6, 2019 2:00 p.m.
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June 30, 1937 - December 2, 2019
Spencer, IA
Gordon Clemence Bruns, the son of Clemence and Margaret (Westphal) Bruns, was born September 21, 1937 in Baker Township near Paullina, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Baker Township near Paullina, where he received his education at Baker Twsp. Country School, graduating from Paullina…
September 21, 1937 - November 30, 2019
Spencer, IA
Alice Marie Pack, the daughter of Theodore and Mary (Elliott) Johannsen was born September 11, 1924, in Brewster, Minnesota. Her childhood years were spent on a farm in the Paullina, Iowa, area where she attended school and graduated from Gaza High School.
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September 11, 1924 - November 28, 2019
Spencer, IA
Joanne Evelyn Koch, the daughter of Melvin and Irma Ketelsen Humphrey was born September 29, 1930 in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer, where she graduated from Spencer High School in 1948. She went on to attend the University of Iowa.
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September 29, 1930 - November 26, 2019
Spencer, IA
Phyllis L. Schott, the daughter of Morris and Elsie (Syndergaard) Bailey, was born August 17, 1934 in Hartley, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Royal, where she received her education, graduating from Royal High School. She continued her education at Cedar Falls…
August 17, 1934 - November 26, 2019
Spencer, IA
Carl Eldon Crane, the son of Harry and Rebecca (Henderson) Crane, was born September 29, 1928 in Dickens, IA. His childhood years were spent in Dickens. Carl graduated from Gillett Grove in 1947. After high school, he worked at H&N Chevrolet.
Carl married…
September 29, 1928 - November 26, 2019
Spencer, IA
Elaine Florence Crew, the daughter of Raymond Jerry “Ray” Root and Florence Genevieve Olson, was born near Ruthven, Iowa on September 20, 1939. The family also lived for a couple of years in Minnesota and Oregon. They settled in the Los Angeles area in 1952, where Elaine graduated from…
September 20, 1939 - November 22, 2019
Spencer, IA
Harold Leslie Eninger, the son of Keith and Rose (Svec) Eninger, was born March 14, 1927 in Middle Inlet, Wisconsin. His childhood years were spent on a farm southwest of Spencer where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1945. …
March 14, 1927 - November 22, 2019
Sutherland, IA
Ruth Mary Moermond, the daughter of Peter and Mary (Dalhoff) Kohn, was born November 7, 1931, in Cherokee County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Mary Hill and in Alta, Iowa, later moving to Hartley, Iowa, where she completed her education at Hartley High…
November 7, 1931 - November 19, 2019
Hartley, IA
Myrtle Louise Lorenzen passed away early Sunday morning, November 17, at the Community Memorial Health Center in Hartley, Iowa. Myrtle was born on December 11, 1913. She was 105 years old.
She was born in Moneta, Iowa to Roy and Louise Pheteplace…
December 11, 1913 - November 17, 2019
Spencer, IA
Daniel Purl Johnson, the son of Jack and Lois (Rauhauser) Johnson, was born on January 29, 1952 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the communities of Ruthven and Joliet, IL where he was baptized at the Hope Lutheran Church. The family then moved back to Ayrshire and eventually…
January 29, 1952 - November 17, 2019
Spencer, IA
Warner Carl Walrath, the son of Carl and Velma (Tillinghast) Walrath was born July 14, 1921 in Linn Grove, Iowa. When Warner was an infant, his family moved to the family farm north of Peterson. He attended a one-room country schoolhouse for 8 years and…
July 14, 1921 - November 14, 2019
June 8, 1951 - November 13, 2019
Spencer, IA
Donald Eugene Cowell was born January 17, 1938 to Harley and Thelma (Powell) Cowell in Volney, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed into the Methodist faith. He graduated from Waukon High School in 1957.
Donald was united in marriage to Patricia Gass on January 10, 1958 in Decorah, Iowa. To this…
January 17, 1938 - November 12, 2019
September 12, 1962 - November 10, 2019
Spencer, IA
David Walter Lawrence was born June 1, 1945, to Walter and Janine Lawrence, in South Buffalo, New York. Educated there, in Holy Family Grammar School and Bishop Timon High School, he graduated in 1963. He then went on to play two seasons of Junior “B” and Junior…
June 1, 1945 - November 10, 2019
Spencer, IA
G. Roger Arndt of Spencer, IA passed away at the age of 74 on November 9, 2019 in Spencer. Roger was born in Sioux City, IA on January 6, 1945, the only son of Vanita M. and Gerald F. Arndt.
After spending his early years in Sioux City, the family moved to…
January 6, 1945 - November 9, 2019
Spencer, IA
THE FAMILY REQUESTS NO FLOWERS!
Alice Lucille Wagner was born March 23, 1918 on her family’s farm south of Larchwood, Iowa in Lyon county. She was the youngest child of John and Emma McCarty. Alice attended a nearby country school and then St. Mary’s Catholic High School in Larchwood…
March 23, 1918 - November 6, 2019
Spencer, IA
Lawrence “Larry” Donald Bendlin, the son of Clarence and Mary (Freeburg) Bendlin, was born on February 24, 1946, in Spencer, Iowa. He was raised and received his early education here graduating from Spencer High School. Following graduation, he worked at…
February 24, 1946 - November 4, 2019
Spencer, IA
Margaret Ann Shea Bohn, the daughter of Walter and Maude (Viehmann) Shea, was born February 27, 1931 in Washington DC. Her childhood years were spent in Washington DC, where she attended Nativity Catholic Academy. Her family later moved to Chillicothe, Ohio,…
February 27, 1931 - November 4, 2019
Everly, IA
Irvin George Maaland, the son of George and Irene Simington Maaland was born February 5, 1944 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in Ruthven, IA where he was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. After his sophomore year in Ruthven, Irvin moved to Sutherland, IA where he…
February 5, 1944 - November 1, 2019
Spencer, IA
Paul Stewart Stave was born, March 16,1947 at his grandma Anna and grandpa Louis Stave’s home in Sisseton, SD to Helen Pauline (Vollmer) Stave and Bennie Milton Stave. He spent his first years in Sisseton, and Kindred, SD and later lived in Circle, MT and Everette, WA where he graduated from…
March 16, 1947 - October 29, 2019
Spencer, IA
Raymond Earl Russell was born in Ida Grove, IA on January 19, 1950 to Edward and Ruth Janes Russell. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1969 and later took classes at ILCC. Raymond worked at Superior/Witco Manufacturing for many years. He also worked at Spencer…
January 19, 1950 - October 28, 2019
Okoboji, IA
Wilmina H. (Mina) Fear passed away on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019 at Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake. Funeral services will be held at Calvary United Methodist Church in Arnolds Park on Friday, Oct. 25 with burial that afternoon in Lone Tree Cemetery at Everly. Visitation takes…
June 12, 1924 - October 21, 2019
January 25, 1935 - October 21, 2019
Normal, IL
Marion Howard Posthumus, the son of Gerrit and Bena (Holtrop) Posthumus, was born on May 1, 1932, in Sanborn, Iowa. He received his early education attending schools in Sanborn and Sheldon, graduating from Sheldon High School in 1949. After graduation he entered into the military on…
May 1, 1932 - October 20, 2019
Spencer, IA
Minnie Margaret Vance was born March 2, 1916 in Bronaugh. Mo to Asa and Pearl Smith Hair. She received her early education in Dickenson and Clay County Iowa rural schools,and attended high school at Okoboji Consolidated School. On August 17,1932 she married Charley Vance in Spirit Lake, IA
They…
March 2, 1916 - October 18, 2019
Spencer, IA
Tyson Ray Zellaha was born May 3, 1988 to parents Shane and Diana Zellaha in Alliance, NE. Tyson was raised in Spencer, IA with his sister Shayna. He graduated from Spencer High School with the class of 2006. Before graduation, Tyson enlisted into the United States Marine…
May 3, 1988 - October 18, 2019
Sutherland, IA
Rebecca Joan Bedsaul, the daughter of John and Darlene Short, was born on December 11th, 1965 in Denison, IA. At a young age her family picked up and moved their lives to the beautiful town of Hope, Arkansas, after several years they returned to reside back in Denison, IA. Rebecca gave birth…
December 11, 1965 - October 15, 2019
Warner Funeral Home is sponsoring 'CIRCLE OF CARE', a six-week grief recovery support group for people grieving the death of a loved one. This group will begin at 6:30 p.m. on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10TH and will continue each week through NOVEMBER 14TH at the Spencer Area Activity…
October 7, 2019 - October 15, 2019
Spencer, IA
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be directed to Grace United Methodist Church of Spencer, or Shriners Hospitals for Children.
Frank John Rose, the son of Marion and Nellie (Barber) Rose, was born January 20, 1923 in Gillett Grove, Iowa. At a young…
January 20, 1923 - October 14, 2019
Royal, IA
Harry Louis “Skip” Ritchart, the son of Harry and Jimmie Ritchart was born November 7, 1947 in Orlando FL. Skip’s childhood was spent in Mallard, IA, until moving to Spencer, IA his junior year. He was baptized and confirmed member of Trinity Lutheran Church in…
November 7, 1947 - October 12, 2019
Wanda (Taylor) Eninger was born January 27, 1926, in Osceola County near Sibley, Iowa, to Dallas B. and Alice M. Winkel Taylor. As a child she contracted polio which caused her to start grade school at the age of seven. She attended her first year of high school in…
January 27, 1926 - October 11, 2019
Sutherland, IA
Frances May (Powell) Florine breathed her last on October 10, 2019 in Cherokee, Iowa. She was born May 30, 1923 in Sutherland, Iowa to Theodore and Julia (Sweeney) Powell, and lived almost all of her life in and around the community. She was baptized, had her first communion and was…
May 30, 1923 - October 10, 2019